tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654842531538502580.post5529798294060010421..comments2024-03-28T04:10:48.140-05:00Comments on Grandmothers Choice: Votes For Women: 26. Ladies' Wreath: Mourning for MotherUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654842531538502580.post-43822265952964377192013-02-27T10:06:56.483-06:002013-02-27T10:06:56.483-06:00I just read this post and the comments and I'm...I just read this post and the comments and I'm shocked. That is a very rare thing to happen. I just didn't realise to what point women were kept ignorant! And it's not that long ago!Françoisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16520579721229830065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654842531538502580.post-36064882320160642592013-02-23T11:12:44.078-06:002013-02-23T11:12:44.078-06:00My mother's mother, Minnie Josephine Chase Win...My mother's mother, Minnie Josephine Chase Winfrey, died of eclampsia in giving birth to her fifth girl (who also died) in OK in 1921. I watched that episode of Downton Abbey 3 times. My mother was 12 and she never spoke of it or her dear mother. Eclampsia is still a threat. Today they try to catch it very early and induce labor or perform a C section to save the mother, but often the premie is so young it doesn't make it or it suffers serious developmental disability. I don't think they know what causes it.suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01885011551892500020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654842531538502580.post-28957876990340214732013-02-23T11:09:11.553-06:002013-02-23T11:09:11.553-06:00Remember that any woman who would now have a C-sec...Remember that any woman who would now have a C-section died in those days. No wonder you read in books of men choosing a woman with broad hips to marry in hopes of her surviving childbirth. One of my older aunts told a story of sitting beside my grandmother, both sewing for the expected baby. My aunt was so happy - it was her first and she took a long time to conceive - and my grandmother crying - her 13th - as she didn't know how to stop becoming pregnant. I'm so grateful for the women you are writing about.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12449351458689631173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654842531538502580.post-22798851237078084952013-02-23T09:40:12.986-06:002013-02-23T09:40:12.986-06:00Thanks for catching the typo, Nancy.
And Suzanne--...Thanks for catching the typo, Nancy.<br />And Suzanne---What about that eclampsia---we're all experts now after Downton Abbey.Barbara Brackmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948219446078848778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654842531538502580.post-76482034028827152012013-02-23T08:13:41.125-06:002013-02-23T08:13:41.125-06:00Please note: The B squares should be cut 2-1/2&qu...Please note: The B squares should be cut 2-1/2" NOT 1-1/2". Your HST should then measure 2-1/2". I verified the cutting instructions on BlockBase. Have fun! Nancy in MOAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654842531538502580.post-40654398208771982152013-02-23T07:17:26.729-06:002013-02-23T07:17:26.729-06:00Not only was there no available contraception, the...Not only was there no available contraception, there was something called childbed fever that killed many mothers following a birth. Childbed fever no longer exists as a diagnosis, because it's a simple infection resulting from unsanitary practices or conditions during labor and delivery. If only the doctor had washed his hands! Like many of us, I have a greatgrandmother who gave birth to 14 and lived to be 90, but two others who died in childbirth leaving young ones behind. IMHO women's health issues were not studied or given any priority before medical schools had to admit qualified women in the 1970s.suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01885011551892500020noreply@blogger.com